I just read a published article today by the Columbus Dispatch that Franklin County home values are supposed to rise by 30-35% with re-appraisal.

Published 3 year crime report from the PD for Part I Crimes is showing a 4.3% drop in crime from 22-23 and an 8.9% decrease since 21-23.

If you call someone from your local government (land use control board, planning, etc) they should either direct you to a website that has the published information or you could pick up a copy if the info isn't "flown" on the web.Most storage units I've appraised have been taxed as one parcel with the majority of properties being owned in fee simple.

For instance, if you have a published cell phone number that is on 12 hours each day where potential buyers can call you would most likely be considered principally engaged in the business.

If they publish in a legal paper or some online database, you can access the information digitally (legal papers have also online subscriptions,) and sort the data by zip code, foreclosure date, etc.Once you have the information, call the owner, followed by an email and last a letter.

I did find an interesting article about 1% rule http://www.richmastery.com/Download/NewRule.pdfbut nothing about 2% Do you have any published analysis that you can find on the net that support that stringent rule?